Painting the heater and other parts Volvo 122S

This weekend it was time for some more painting. I started with the heater.  The old black paint was flaking and there was surface rust. Taking the heater apart is pretty straight forward.

Heater in engine bay

Heater interior

Splitting the heater

It took quite some time to strip the paint ..

Ready for painting

After 3 coats

For the black parts I used engine paint  (2x black 400ml VHT rattle cans ) because it's stronger than normal enamel and after baking also chemical and heat resistant. After painting and baking I treated the seams and corners on the inside with Penetrol. 

The parcel shelf was also painted with engine paint.

Some other painted engine parts 

For the silver parts and yellow fan I used VHT caliper paint; It can withstand high temperatures, is chemical resistant and, more important, the  colour is close to the original. Finally Because the caliper paint itself isn't really glossy after 3 coats of caliper paint I hit the parts with 2 coats of clear gloss.

The Heater blower motor needed some help to turn after 12 years.

I loosen the little bolts on top and sprayed wd40 on the axle.

After that it worked like new.

The core was in good condition, it only needed some flushing with water

Volvo Amazon 122S 1969

Restoration Volvo 122S  1969.

I found the car in April 2012. It has been sitting on a veranda in the Barossa Valley for over 3 years. Before that the Volvo was in a shed for over 9 years, without the engine. The B20B engine is in parts so it needs assembly and probably some new parts. The previous owner started rebuilding the engine 12 years ago, so the engine came with a lot of new parts. 

At the moment I'm stripping the car so it can be soda blasted.

Empty engine bay..

Sandy likes the Volvo too :)